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Houston Astros (71-58) vs. Minnesota Twins (66-62) August 29, 2015 6:10 PM CDT
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RHP Mike Fiers (6-9, 3.63 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (6-7, 3.69 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) There is so much news to discuss for this game. First, George Springer has departed for Corpus Christi to begin his rehab assignment. He Next, most Astros fans noticed (and Ryan Dunsmore posted about it here) that Carlos Jason Castro also suffered a quad injury while legging out a double last night. He is A quick look at Max Stassi's pertinent offensive statistics: Max Stassi will be with the team tonight in Minneapolis. Phew. Tired yet? We haven't even talked about the game tonight yet. Mike Fiers will make his first start since throwing a no-hitter against the Dodgers last Here is a look at the lineup for the Astros: And here's a look at the lineup for the Twins: ✮✮✮Pitching Matchup:
Preview:
will be starting in right field and will bat leadoff. Check back to this specific thread and we
will keep you updated in the comments section on his night.
Correa was out again last night after tweaking his hamstring in the 15-1 win over the
Yankees. Including the off day before the Minnesota series, last night was the third day in
a row that Correa has not played a baseball game. Astros fans will clearly be hoping
that it will be a short absence for him, but Correa has been confirmed to be out of the
lineup again tonight for the Astros. Meanwhile, his biggest AL Rookie Of The Year
competition, Miguel Sano, is returning to the lineup tonight from a very similar injury.
nursing the injury today, and the Astros have officially placed him on the 15 day
disabled Mike Fiers returns to the mound for the Astros 8 days after throwing his first career no-hitter versus the Dodgerslist and recalled catcher Max Stassi from AAA Fresno.
YEAR
TEAM
LG
LEVEL
G
AB
R
H
TB
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
IBB
SO
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
GO/AO
wOBA
wRC+
2010
KC
MID
A(Full)
110
411
54
94
156
21
1
13
51
45
1
141
3
3
.229
.310
.380
.690
1.67
.318
92
2011
STK
CAL
A(Adv)
31
121
22
28
40
6
0
2
19
16
0
22
1
1
.231
.331
.331
.662
2.13
.311
77
2012
STK
CAL
A(Adv)
84
314
48
84
147
18
0
15
45
27
0
83
3
1
.268
.331
.468
.799
1.01
.345
102
2013
CC
TEX
AA
76
289
40
80
153
20
1
17
60
19
1
68
1
1
.277
.333
.529
.863
1.27
.374
139
2013
HOU
AL
MLB
3
7
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
.286
.375
.286
.661
3.00
.312
95
2014
OKC
PCL
AAA
101
392
49
97
148
20
2
9
45
22
1
103
1
0
.247
.296
.378
.674
1.60
.299
72
2014
HOU
AL
MLB
7
20
2
7
9
2
0
0
4
0
0
6
0
0
.350
.350
.450
.800
0.75
.351
126
2015
FRE
PCL
AAA
84
294
37
62
113
8
2
13
43
26
1
93
1
1
.211
.279
.384
.663
0.92
.295
72
Minors Career [+]
7 teams
Minors
500
1871
253
459
775
97
6
69
271
158
4
522
10
7
.245
.312
.414
.726
1.38
.301
92
MLB Career
-
MLB
10
27
2
9
11
2
0
0
5
0
0
8
0
0
.333
.357
.407
.765
1.20
.340
117
Friday night. He will be opposed by Mike Pelfrey, who is coming off a decent (three
runs on nine hits) but short (4.2 IP) start against the Orioles this past Sunday. In fact,
the short outing is fairly indicative of Twins starting pitching recently. Their bullpen has
been very heavily taxed, but they've responded well - their record in their last ten games
is 7-3, just like the Astros.